Chinese word

兑换

Pronunciation

Pinyinduì huàn

Meaning

  • verbexchange

Example

凭优惠券可以兑换饮料。píng yōu huì quàn ké yǐ duì huàn yǐn liào

You can exchange a coupon for a drink.

Illustration for 兑换 (exchange)

More examples

我在柜台把欧元兑换成了当地货币。wǒ zài guì tái bǎ ōu yuán duì huàn chéng liǎo dàng dì huò bì

I exchanged euros for the local currency at the counter.

Core concept

Value moves from one usable form into the goods or currency that it can obtain.

Common phrases

  • 兑换成美元duì huàn chéng měi yuán

    exchange for US dollars

  • 兑换礼品券duì huàn lí pǐn quàn

    redeem gift coupons

Similar words

换huàn: Making one thing or state become another.
交换jiāo huàn: Passing things or information back and forth between people or groups.
换取huàn qǔ: Offering something as the means of getting something else.

Definition in Chinese

将一种价值、凭证或货币按约定换成另一种，既可指凭券换取商品，也可指按汇率换取外币。jiāng yì zhǒng jià zhí píng zhèng huò huò bì àn yuē dìng huàn chéng lìng yì zhǒng jì kě zhǐ píng quàn huàn qǔ shāng pǐn yě kě zhǐ àn huì lǜ huàn qǔ wài bì

Word origin

兑换 (duìhuàn, "exchange") is formed from 兑 (duì, "exchange") and 换 (huàn, "change"), making the idea of converting one form of value into another easy to recognize.

Usage tips

  • A coupon, points balance, or ticket can be used as the thing given up, while the object obtained normally follows the verb or appears in context.

Other meanings

  • redeemverb
  • change moneyverb

Related words

  • 兑换率duì huàn lǜexchange ratenoun
  • 兑换机duì huàn jīcurrency exchange machinenoun

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